Attention A T users. To access the menus on this page please perform the following steps.
1. Please switch auto forms mode to off.
2. Hit enter to expand a main menu option (Health, Benefits, etc).
3. To enter and activate the submenu links, hit the down arrow.
You will now be able to tab or arrow up or down through the submenu options to access/activate the submenu links.

Telehealth Program and Connected Care

The telehealth program uses virtual care methods, primarily high-speed internet and video-conferencing, to provide care and services for Veterans in one location while the health care provider is at another location. Telehealth is convenient, in that it eliminates excessive travel to VA facilities, and can be an important part of keeping you healthy.

Telehealth and Connected Care Services

Minneapolis VA uses three types of telehealth:

Home Telehealth (HT) places equipment in your home so you can routinely send health status monitoring data to your assigned Care Coordinator. Veterans use Home Telehealth for such diseases as diabetes, depression, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, heart failure and MOVE! weight management.

Store-and-Forward Telehealth (SFT) is used for Veterans with known diabetes. To prevent a well-known eye disease caused by diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, detailed photographs of the retina are taken by a local technician and electronically sent to ta doctor at a central reading center.

Clinical Video Telehealth (CVT) is a live video connection with a specialist at another location. The technology involves a camera and a monitor. Common CVT Services at the Minneapolis VA include:

Mental Health

Spinal Cord Injury and affiliated services

Nutrition

Post 9/11

Speech Pathology

Cardiology

Gastroenterology

Infectious Disease

Pulmonary

Endocrine/Metabolic

Comp and Pen MH Exams

Please talk to your Primary Care provider to see if you can use Telehealth in your health plan.